This is an update from the Furrow family. Enjoying catching up on all God has been doing through them.

I thought that we should retrace our steps a bit and recap the last several months. Per usual, it's been a very full and wonderful season.

In September, we had an awesome group that visited us from Emmanuel Christian Center in Minnesota. They worked really hard, but knew how to play hard too. They built an aqauponics system (to grow fish and vegetables together), helped us finish our community kitchen, and brought some fun crafts to do with the kids. We really enjoyed our time with these guys!

The fall months were a busy time for our ministry. The Furrows left on a trip through the States, visiting many of GiveHope2Kids friends and supporters. Back home in Honduras, our team finished up the school year, successfully graduating two of our girls from 6th grade, and then kept 14 kids busy during the vacation time.

The holidays were a special time here. We utilized our fantastic new kitchen facilities to make the traditional Christmas fare: tamales. It was an incredible feast! And of course, the kids were pretty excited about their presents too. (Thanks to all the sponsors who sent a little something extra for their kids!)

Solar Electric System Installation

Thanks to our donors, our Christmas Gift Catalog was a success! With the gifts given we're now purchasing 4 more dairy cows and we're able to continue teaching English and computers for our village school. Others helped us towards the purchase of our solar project and our bus.

So far this year we've prepared to homeschool our kids on-site (that's for another post) and we've installed our solar electric system. We just received the final components for the solar project and as soon as they're installed, we'll be ready to flip the on-switch. This is such a HUGE step for our long-term sustainability!